[Premium-Rx] FCC Radio Gear

[Sig346 at netscape.net]

Saving money and government.... nowere in the world these two categories
see one another, neither in Nigeria
 nor in Germany nor in USA. The governments
are good at spending, not saving money. 

Every government agency "saves" technology money with only one purpose in mind: to spend it for administration. That is the reality of  life.
I have seen Yeasu handheld with disabled switch-off timer serving as a tactical repeater for surveillance at one German three letter agency.
Once upon a time it exploded in a restaurant at Hyatt Hotel in Berlin...
I also could tell a similar story where their partners in USA involved.

On a serious note I did not say using commercial and even consummer
grade products was bad. Some consummer gear can really do the job
for much lees on the price tag. But professional attitude at
choosing and integrating this technology is a must.

Regards,
Anatol


"John Miles" <jmiles at pop.net> wrote:

>Well, to be fair, why in the world should my taxes be paying for premium Rxs
>when the Icoms will do the job?  The truth (which might get me banned from
>the list <g>) is that those WJ receivers are basically $500 hammers in that
>application.  They are no better at driving the nails the FCC has to drive
>than an IC-R75.
>
>It is not bad news when the Feds can save OUR money by running commodity
>equipment.
>
>-- john KE5FX
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org
>[mailto:premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org]On Behalf Of IPAssets
>  Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:23 AM
>  To: Sig346 at netscape.net; premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
>  Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] FCC Radio Gear
>
>
>  Dear All
>
>  I agree completely. The FCC is a shadow of its former self, a subject that
>both angers and saddens me greatly. Their offices in DC are essentially a
>mausoleum as well.
>  Deregulation and the FCC did not work--big business loves it, the American
>people don't get it. The demise of the VOA and the USIA is another pathetic
>situation, but I won't go there either.
>
>  John England
>

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